Earlier this month I ran out of ready to spin fiber (quite the tragedy, I know). I ordered some more fiber online but it takes a good week to arrive, so I needed to figure out something else to tide me over. Unfortunately, the alpaca fiber I currently have in my stash has been washed... Continue Reading →
Unicorn Andromeda Shawl
Yay colors! Everyone needs a unicorn/cotton candy/bright and crazy project every once in a while 🙂 I bought the fiber for this project at a craft fair with no idea what I was going to do with it. I was trying really hard to be reasonable and buy only supplies for my upcoming project... but... Continue Reading →
Cozy Boomerang Scarf
Project It's a bit out of season to be making cozy scarves, but I had the fiber and time so why not? I started this project with 100g of Morning Glory Merino and the goal of making a semi-bulky yarn. I forgot to add something to the pic for scale, but it's roughly medium weight.... Continue Reading →
Morning Ripple Scarf
The beginning of a new year means a new project for me and this year I chose to spin something. I learned how to spin last year and I've been obsessed ever since! I wanted to do something to challenge my new skill set and also use up some of my fiber. I had 50... Continue Reading →
First Spinning Attempts
One of the things I've been learning at Cuesta Alpaca is how to spin! I'll do another more in depth post on how spinning works once I'm done with my current project (I'm spinning some fleece from an alpaca that I got to help shear!), but for now I thought I would share some of my... Continue Reading →